Meet the Winners of the 2020 ASC Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Awards

Presented by the Research and Current Concepts Committee
Uma Krishnamurti, MD, PhD, Chair Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, MD, PhD, Vice Chair

Each Series in this 3 Part Series will introduce you to the 2020 award winners. Each interviewer are from the ASC Research and Current Concepts Committee.

Part 1: Interviewers: Michiya Nishino, MD, PhD and He Wang, MD, PhD

Bernard Naylor Excellence in Cytomorphology Award - Paper - Peritheliomatous Pattern: A Diagnostic Clue for Diagnosing Metastatic Melanoma in Cytology – First Author: Swikrity Upadhyay Baskota, MBBS, MD

Cytotechnologist Scientific Presentation Award – Poster 15 – Prevalence of Tumors in Pleural, Pericardial and Peritoneal Serous Effusions: A Five-Year Institutional Study – First Author: Donna Russell, Med, CT(ASCP)HT

Part 2: Interviewer: James McNulty, MS, CT(ASCP)

Warren R. Lang, MD Resident Physician Award – Poster 50 – Anal Cytology and Concurrent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – positive and HIV – negative Men – First Author: Robert Post, DO

Innovative Cytotechnologist Practice Award – Poster 02 – Training in Cytopathology in Times of Social Distancing: A Comparison of Remote vs. Traditional Learning – First Author: Melissa McCrosson, CT(ASCP)cm1

Part 3: Interviewers: Diana Lin, MD and Dianna Ng, MD

Advances in Thyroid Cytology Award – Platform 9 – Immune Profiling of Thyroid Lesions and its Application to Malignancy Prediction – First Author: George Xu, BA

Quality Improvement in Cytology Award – Poster 107 - Quality Data Abstraction Utilizing Bethesda Pap Test reporting: Key Implementation Science indicators for National Gynecologic Cytology Benchmarks – First Author: Amy Spiczka, MS SCT, MB, HTL (ASCP)1

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Dr. Xin He was not available for this recording. He is the winner of the Geno Saccomanno, MD New Frontiers in Cytology Award – Poster 72 - Comparison of Molecular Testing Performed by Liquid Biopsy and Cytology Specimens in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer – First Author: Xin He, MD